Mummy

Mummy

On the ridge above the scree/talus slope on the south side of the peak. Scientists say that these ancient Bristlecone pines can stand after dying for as long as a thousand years or more before falling over and in this high, dry environment, slowly disappear due to erosion from wind driven ice rather than rot away.
Don Nelsen
on Mar 13, 2007 1:54 am
Image ID: 277382

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